"We have visited Mustang village by village on foot and held interactions with the people to take an objective stock of the situation. We have understood people's problems and now we will honestly work to solve them as we have a plan to develop it as a model district," said Chairman Prachanda addressing a programme organized by Maoist Mustang district committee.
Russia has brought another group of service members back from Ukrainian captivity, handing a group of Ukrainian soldiers over to Kiev in accordance with the agreements reached in Istanbul, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
The meeting of the House of Representatives scheduled to meet at 3:00 pm today has been postponed.
All 242 passengers are believed to have been killed after an Air India flight crashed near the Ahmedabad airport on Thursday. The incident took place when the Air India flight, carrying 232 passengers and 10 crew members, was taking off for London at 1.17 PM. The plane was carrying 169 Indians, 53 British nationals, 7 Portuguese, and one Canadian passenger. Heavy smoke was visible from Dharpur near the Meghaninagar area in Ahmedabad. The fire brigade has rushed to the spot, and emergency response teams are being mobilised. Authorities are yet to confirm the cause of the crash.
The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) and the Cambodian Federation of Employers and Business Associations (CAMFEBA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen bilateral trade cooperation.
Minister for Forests and Environment, Ain Bahadur Shahi, has said preparation has been made for policy-level improvement with an objective of promoting domestic timber by discouraging import of foreign timber.
The Meteorological Forecasting Division under the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has said rainfall has started occurring in various parts of the country with the monsoon winds becoming active. The Division stated that there is an influence of Westerly winds and local winds in the western and central regions of the country. Meteorologist Govinda Jha at the Division said that the monsoon winds are active now, and a weather system causing rainfall has developed due to the moisture-laden winds coming from the Bay of Bengal, resulting in moderate to heavy rainfall in various places across the country.
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has stressed the need to bring a significant change in our education system so as to make it innovative, technology-friendly, life useful and a source of self-employment. During his address to the 99th Senate of Kathmandu University held in the Prime Minister's official residence in Baluwatar, the Prime Minister, who also serves as the University Chancellor, called for exploring jobs and self-employment within the education system. He also applauded the University's efforts towards that end.
The London-bound Air India flight involved in an accident minutes after takeoff from Ahmedabad on Thursday crashed on the UG hostel mess of BJ Medical College in Meghani Nagar. At least 133 people were killed as the plane crashed in the residential area, civil hospital sources said, wrote news18. According to the FAIMA Doctors Association, at least 30 people were reported injured as students were having lunch at the hostel mess when the plane crashed into the building. Air India said the Boeing 787-8 aircraft was carrying 242 passengers and crew members on board, including 169 Indians, 53 British nationals, seven Portuguese nationals, and one Canadian national.
Observing the photo exhibition organized by Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS) under the theme 'Mountain Tourism: Our Pride, Our Identity' on the occasion of Republic Day, Minister Rai mentioned that Nepal has immense potentials for mountain tourism.
A person has died after lightning struck him in Kailali today. The deceased is 26-year-old Upendra Bahadur Shahi from Jhilaka, Ward No. 2 of Gauriganga Municipality, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Rajkumar Singh from the District Police Office Kailali.
Engineer Nabin Gautam from the Road Department, Pokhara Metropolitan City said that a project agreement was signed between the Pokhara Metropolitan City and the Urban Development and Building Construction Department in March 2021, and road construction has progressed.
An Air India AI-171 flight, Boeing 787-8 dreamliner, scheduled to fly from Ahmedabad to London, crashed during take-off at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Thursday afternoon. The incident occurred around 1.38 pm, shortly after the aircraft began its ascent.
Air India said, "Flight AI171, operating Ahmedabad-London Gatwick, was involved in an incident today, 12 June 2025. At this moment, we are ascertaining the details". Union Home Minister Amit Shah reportedly had a telephonic conversation with Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. As per unconfirmed reports, former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani was on the plane. An Air India-171 Ahmedabad-London flight crashed at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad during take-off on Thursday afternoon. As per preliminary information, the incident occurred during routine operations on the tarmac, prompting an immediate emergency response.
One youth has been killed in an accident at the East-West highway at Chandrapur Municipality - 1 in Rautahat. District Traffic Police Office Rautahat Chief Lokendra Adhikari informed that Mangalpur's 35-year-old Buddha Limbu was killed in the accident that took place on Thursday early morning.